Following a successful round of fundraising in the United States it was time to put the money to use back in Ingarooj. Yesterday marked a monumental day for the Ingarooj community as the water piping project began. Elders of the community met the day before to agree on a centralized spot to pipe to. The next day the pipes were delivered and members of the community came together to help the technicians with the digging process!

Community Digging Team!

GPS map of prospective pipeline, total distance 1.5KM

A happy Jonathan with the new pipes and tank!

Literally everyone was helping out!

The water technician unravels the new pipe

The first two pipes being joined together

It takes a lot of hands to fuse the joint!

First joint completed!

“Mzugu hands are too soft”- William

Beautifully laid pipe

Community Members begin filling the trench.

After day 1 approximately 14% of the pipe has been laid, at this rate the piping would be completed in 8 days, much faster than our original approximation of 14 days! We will keep you all posted as the pipe gets closer to completion. Thank you all so much for your incredible support in helping to get this project underway, we are so excited to see the fruits of your incredible generosity!

Ashe Oleng!